Definition of: commissariat

(kom′ə·sar′ē·ət) noun
1. Mil. An army department supplying food and other necessaries.
2. The supply department of a club, household, or the like.
3. The officers and employees of the commissary department collectively.
4. The supplies furnished, as food, equipage, etc.; food supply.
5. Formerly, a major department of the government of the U.S.S.R.: now called Ministry. [<F <Med. L commissarius. See COMMISSAR.]